Desperado Tracy's Body Arrives in Seattle Amid Crowds
The Great Northern train bearing Harry Tracy's body reached Seattle at 11 50 am. A sealed casket held the corpse as lawmen and a large crowd gathered at the depot. Straub and associates will deliver the remains to Oregon officials in Salem and later Portland.
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Great Northern
Desperado Tracy
Seattle
Tracy
C. A. Straub
Maurice Smith
da Lanter
Oregon
Salem
Great Northern Railway Company
C. M. Straub
Cudihee
Nelson
McIntyre
Dr. Lanter
Oregon and Washington duel over Tracy reward claims
In Portland on August 7 authorities acknowledge rival claims to the $1,500 reward for Tracy dead or alive. Governor Geer will order payment once rightful claimants are settled, with Governor McBride of Washington expected to follow Oregon’s action and pay to the same parties. It is suggested Mrs. Waggoner who found Merrill’s body may receive the reward.
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Harry Tracy
Oregon Penitentiary
Lou Eddy
Lincoln County
Wash
Gardner
Geer
Oregon
Straub
Creston
Galen
Great Northern
Lanter
Smith
Goldfinch
Tracy
Eddy Ranch
Portland
McBride
Washington
Merrill
Man Arraigned After Saloon Disturbance
A man who gave the alias John Jones was arrested after a disturbance at the Stag saloon and cursing the Olympus oyster house proprietor. He claimed the name Jones but was later identified as Albert I. Adams, superintendent of the Seattle Athletic Club.
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Stag
Olympus Oyster House
John Jones
Cameron
Hoe
Laubecher
Supeee Court
Alm Afteernoon
Jones
Jones Albert I. Adams
Seattle Athletic Club
Paraders Enjoy Prizes and Floral Dance to Close Festivities
After the parade, prizes were distributed and a floral dance concluded the celebrations, marking a cheerful conclusion to the city’s community festivities.
Hanged for Robbery in Birmingham First Death Penalty
In Birmingham Alabama on August The crime of highway robbery led to the first execution in the state for this offense the death penalty having long existed for capital crimes though not until today applied to highway robbery.
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Birmingham
Ala
WI Dorsey
Rowing Matches Begin Today at National Championship
Amateur scullers and cars in the country begin competition in gigs and shells at the thirtieth annual championship races of the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen of America. Preliminary races dominate today with chief events tomorrow and strong betting activity expected across events. Notable entrants include Titus, Demourelli, and Maguire, with competitors from St. Louis, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Boston, New York, Winnipeg and others across the nation.
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National Association of Amateur Oarsmen
Amercia
America
Co. F. Titus
Henley
I. Demourelli
New Orleans
Joe” Maguire
Saeeneaty Mass
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Boston
New York
Winnipeg
Osage Chief Big Heart Elected Over Progressive Candidate
Sete Big Heart, full blood Osage, won the election for chief over Bacon Rind of the progressive party. The progressive platform favored allotment of Indian lands. Big Heart will postpone the allotment for two years.
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Pawnee
O. T
Big Heart
Bacon Rind
Progressive Party
Atlantic City Floral Parade Captivates 60,000 Visitors
The Atlantic City Floral Parade on the boardwalk drew more than 60,000 spectators. A grand procession featured over two thousand decorated wheelchairs amid extensive flower displays and festive crowds, praised as the region’s most magnificent spectacle.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Inauguration of Assouan Dam Attended by Royal Figure
The report notes the Prince of Wales and General Kitchener will attend the Assouan dam inauguration in December with the khedive of Egypt. The dam marks completion of the Nile reservoir, considered a top public work in Egypt under British rule.
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Lonndon
Ava
Prince of Wales
Kitchener
Egypt
Ent Assouan
Aenouean
Nile
Suez Canal
New Reservoir Aims to Boost Cropping and Sugar Cultivation
A new reservoir will enable two crops per year over large land areas and bring waste districts into tillage. It will greatly expand sugar cultivation and supply 1 000 000 600 cubic meters of water annually. The Extouan dam spans one and a quarter miles with a single opening and sluice gates.
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Stas Fae
Extouan
Widow Accuses Attorney of Assault in Superior Court
Mrs Emma Voile filed a suit in superior court seeking ten thousand dollars claiming attorney J Moses struck her, held her for minutes, and had her jailed until a released motion. Moses denies the charge saying she attacked him with an umbrella and he only aided until police arrived.
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Emma Voile
J. Moses
Vole
Moses
Mosen
Desault
Monument Unveiling Honors Cedar Mountain Casualties
In Culpeper Virginia an imposing ceremony unveiled a large monument to the soldiers of the Twenty-eighth National cemetery and New York Volunteer infantry who fell at Cedar Mountain. Over 200 survivors from Rochester attended along with many Confederate veterans, marking a significant commemorative display.
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Culpeper
Twenty-eenth National Cemetery
New York Volunteer Infantry
Cedar Mountain
Rochester
Paddle Their Own Canoes at A C A Meeting
The twenty third annual meeting and regatta of the American Canoe Association opened at Pleasant Bay Chatham Massachusetts. A strong turnout includes many fast paddlers from the United States and Canada as the event runs for two weeks.
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Chatham
Mans
American Canoe Association
Pleasant Bay
Friends' International Christian Endeavor Convention Opens
In Richmond Indiana the Friends' C E convention begins as the young Peoples society of the Friends' Church joins the international group. A three day program mirrors typical Christian Endeavor gatherings with activities and services.
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Richmond
Ind
Arge
Friends’ International Christian Endeavor
Society of the Friends’ Church
Pelee Dust Reaches Europe Through Atlantic Air Currents
In Geneva and across Europe a luminous sunset haze has drawn attention. Scientists attribute the effect to fine dust or ashes in the air, likely carried from Nant Pelee by prevailing currents across the Atlantic.
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Geneva
Switeerlan
Atlantic
Nant Pelee
Pretty Angora goats arrive for Alaska project
Five Angora goats were shipped from Bailey & Bons in San Jose, California to Rev. C. P. Coe at the Baptist Orphanage on Wood Island Alaska aboard the steamship A. C. Co. The goats roamed Schwabacher's Wharf before being recaptured.
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Alnaka
A. C. Co
Ban Jose
Cal
Bailey & Bons
C. P. Coe
Baptist
Wood Island
Kaink
Alaska
Coe
Angora
Asiatic
Turkey
Rev. Coe
Schwabacher’s Wharf
Musical Bargains Offer Wide Selection of Instruments
Hundreds take advantage of summer bargains at our store with a wide range of instruments available for in store or mail orders. Customers may choose piano organ music box talking machine violin guitar mandolin banjo or any instrument plus a large stock of sheet music.
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Eve Vn
Seattle
German Singing Societies Open Biennial in West Point
The seventh biennial of the United German Singing Societies opened in West Point Neb today and runs through Sunday. Delegations gathered from Omaha Grand Island Stanton Madison and other towns for the event.
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West Point
Neb
United German Singing
Omaha
Grend Island
Stanton
Madison
Marriage Licenses Issued For Hedberg Brown Bhaw Breese
The marriage licenses issued today include Charles Hedberg 26 and Maud Brown 28 of Seattle. Also listed are John Bhaw of legal age and Agnes Breese of legal age of Seatila.
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Charles Hedberg
Maud Brown
Seattle
John Bhaw
Agnes Breese
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